1944-45 North Central Ohio League Basketball Scores
Ashland
Coach: Andrus Bruckner
Record: 14-2 (10-0 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Messner (129 pts/9.9 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/44 Madison W 42 31
12/15/44* @Marion Harding W 38 32
12/22/44* Galion W 54 35
01/05/45* @Shelby W 53 30
01/12/45* Mt. Vernon W 57 39 NEED BOX
01/16/45 Wooster W 72 45 NEED BOX
01/19/45* @Bucyrus W 46 41
01/26/45* Marion Harding W 49 42
01/30/45 Sandusky W 42 33
02/06/45 Mansfield Senior W 37 36
02/09/45* Shelby W 53 30
02/13/45 Mansfield Senior L 37 51
02/16/45* @Mt. Vernon W 41 40 NEED BOX
02/20/45* @Galion W 37 27 02/02
02/23/45* Bucyrus W 52 38
03/03/45 Tiffin Columbian L 37 38 Class A District Tournament at Sandsuky
Bucyrus
Coach: Chuck Tschanen
Record: 8-10 (4-6 NCOL; 3-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dan Benham (174 pts/9.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 @Tiffin Columbian L 17 23
12/05/44 Crestline W 30 21
12/08/44* @Upper Sandusky L 26 27
12/15/44* @Mt. Vernon L 27 41
12/22/44* Willard W 61 34
12/29/44* Shelby W 39 27
01/05/45* Marion Harding W 39 35
01/12/45* @Galion L 27 34
01/19/45* Ashland L 41 46
01/26/45* Mt. Vernon W 47 29
02/02/45# @Shelby W 36 35
02/06/45* Bellevue L 29 45
02/09/45* @Marion Harding L 33 39
02/13/45* @Crestline W 47 33
02/16/45# Galion L 27 35
02/23/45* @Ashland L 38 52
02/28/45 Upper Sandusky W 40 33 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/02/45 Lima South L 29 43 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Galion
Coach: Bob Sheffer
Record: 9-12 (3-7 NCOL; 4-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Plummer (255 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/44 @Mt. Gilead L 22 29
12/01/44 Fostoria W 37 30
12/05/44* Willard W 57 30
12/08/44 @Findlay L 22 39
12/15/44* Shelby L 33 52
12/16/44 @Delaware L 35 53
12/19/44 @Crestline W 39 35
12/22/44* @Ashland L 35 54
01/05/45* @Mt. Vernon W 35 32
01/19/45* Upper Sandusky W 36 32
01/12/45* @Bucyrus W 34 27
01/16/45 Crestline W 53 27
01/19/45* @Marion Harding L 48 52
01/23/45 Mt. Gilead W 48 32
01/26/45# @Shelby L 35 36
01/27/45 @Lima Central L 27 52
02/09/45* Mt. Vernon L 33 44
02/16/45# @Bucyrus W 35 27
02/20/45* Ashland L 27 37
02/23/45* Marion Harding L 32 33
03/01/45 @Findlay L 20 36 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Marion Harding
Coach: D.N. Bohyer
Record: 6-8 (5-5 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Holliday (109 pts/7.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 Delaware Willis W 34 27
12/08/44 Bexley L 26 39
12/15/44* Ashland L 32 38
12/29/44* @Mt. Vernon W 41 39
01/05/45* @Bucyrus L 35 39
01/06/45 @Columbus North L 38 52
01/12/45* Shelby W 35 31
01/19/45* Galion W 52 48
01/26/45* @Ashland L 42 49
02/09/45* Bucyrus W 39 33
02/16/45* @Shelby L 35 48
02/20/45* @Mt. Vernon L 36 43 02/02
02/23/45* @Galion W 33 32
03/02/45 Grandview L 28 30 Class A District Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan University
Mt. Vernon
Coach: Jack Anderson
Record: 8-12 (4-6 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Whetsel (121 pts/8.6 avg) (missing 6 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 @Uhrichsville L 24 33
12/02/44 Madison W 37 20 NEED BOX
12/08/44 Cambridge L 33 40 NEED BOX
12/09/44 @Bexley L 26 34
12/15/44* Bucyrus W 41 27
12/22/44 Crestline W 40 32
12/29/44* Marion Harding L 39 41
01/05/45* Galion L 32 35
01/06/45 Mansfield Senior L 47 52 NEED BOX
01/12/45* @Ashland L 39 57 NEED BOX
01/13/45 Newcomerstown W 42 40
01/19/45* Shelby L 48 51
01/26/45* @Bucyrus L 29 47
01/27/45 Columbus North L 25 30 12/16
02/09/45* @Galion W 44 33
02/13/45 Utica W 47 35 NEED BOX
02/16/45* Ashland L 40 41 NEED BOX
02/20/45* Marion Harding W 43 36 02/02
02/23/45* @Shelby W 38 35
03/01/45 Columbus Central L 43 45 Class A District Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan University
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 8-10 (4-6 NCOL; 3-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Tooker (192 pts/10.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/44 @Plymouth W 50 30
12/08/44* Norwalk L 33 43 NOL
12/15/44* @Galion W 52 33 NCOL
12/29/44* @Bucyrus L 27 39 NCOL
01/05/45* Ashland L 30 53 NCOL
01/09/45* Crestline W 39 38 NOL
01/12/45* @Marion Harding L 31 35 NCOL
01/19/45* @Mt. Vernon W 51 48 NCOL
01/26/45* Galion W 36 35 NCOL; NOL
01/30/45* @Willard W 43 37 NOL
02/02/45* Bucyrus L 35 36 NCOL; NOL
02/06/45 @Norwalk L 30 49
02/09/45* @Ashland L 30 53 NCOL
02/13/45* Bellevue L 33 54 NOL
02/16/45* Marion Harding W 48 35 NCOL
02/19/45 @Crestline W 49 30 02/20
02/23/45* Mt. Venron L 35 38 NCOL
03/03/45 Port Clinton L 26 45 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
North Central Ohio League Standings
Team NCOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Ashland 10 - 0 480 354 48.00 35.40
Marion Harding 5 - 5 380 400 38.00 40.00
Bucyrus 4 - 6 354 373 35.40 37.30
Mt. Vernon 4 - 6 393 403 39.30 40.30
Shelby 4 - 6 375 405 37.50 40.50
Galion 3 - 7 347 394 34.70 39.40
Totals 30 - 30 2329 2329 38.81 38.81
North Central Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 12.00 Gene Plummer Galion 120 10
2 11.37 Dick Messner Ashland 91 8 missing 2 games
3 9.87 Charles Reese Ashland 79 8 missing 2 games
4 9.60 Dwight Tooker Shelby 96 10
5 9.25 Dick Whetsel Mt. Vernon 74 8 missing 2 games
6 9.20 Elvin Beach Marion Harding 92 10
7 8.87 Bob Miller Ashland 71 8 missing 2 games
8 8.80 Gene Hawk Bucyrus 88 10
9 8.70 Dick Holliday Marion harding 87 10
10 8.30 Harold Flock Bucyrus 83 10
8.25 Winn Curry Mt. Vernon 66 8 missing 2 games
8.00 Herb Dietrich Mt. Vernon 64 8 missing 2 games
North Central Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 24 Elvin Beach Marion Harding Bucyrus 01/05/1945
2 23 Dick Holliday Marion Harding Galion 01/19/1945
3 19 Bill Conley Shelby Mt. Vernon 02/23/1945
4 18 Gene Plummer Galion Mt. Vernon 01/05/1945
18 Don Fought Shelby Marion Harding 02/16/1945
6 17 Bill Corwin Shelby Galion 12/15/1944
17 Harold Flock Bucyrus Shelby 12/29/1944
8 16 Dwight Tooker Shelby Mt. Vernon 01/19/1945
16 Dwight Tooker Shelby Galion 01/26/1945
10 15 Bob Neff Galion Ashland 12/22/1944
15 Gene Plummer Galion Marion Harding 01/19/1945
15 Gene Hawk Bucyrus Mt. Vernon 02/09/1945
15 Dick Holliday Marion Harding Shelby 02/16/1945
15 Gene Plummer Galion Ashland 02/20/1945
15 Dan Benham Bucyrus Ashland 02/23/1945
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